The Parishes of ,Knightley & and Norbury Weekly News and Notices

Sunday September 16th 2018 16th Sunday after Trinity Collect GOSPEL READING Lord of creation, whose glory is around and Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ Within us: open our eyes to your wonders, according to Mark. that we may serve you with reverence Glory to you O Lord Mark 8:27-end and know your peace at our lives’ end, Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that I am?’ FIRST READING And they answered him, ‘John the Baptist; and James 3 1-12 others, Elijah; and still others, one of the Not many of you should become teachers, my prophets.’ He asked them, ‘But who do you say fellow believers, because you know that we who that I am?’ Peter answered him, ‘You are the teach will be judged more strictly. We all Messiah.’And he sternly ordered them not to tell stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at anyone about him. fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check. When we put bits Then he began to teach them that the Son of into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, Man must undergo great suffering, and be we can turn the whole animal. Or take ships as rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the an example. Although they are so large and are scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise driven by strong winds, they are steered by a again. He said all this quite openly. And Peter very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to took him aside and began to rebuke him. But go. Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a Peter and said, ‘Get behind me, Satan! For you great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The are setting your mind not on divine things but tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the on human things.’ parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, He called the crowd with his disciples, and said sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is to them, ‘If any want to become my followers, itself set on fire by hell. let them deny themselves and take up their cross All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea and follow me. For those who want to save their creatures are being tamed and have been tamed life will lose it, and those who lose their life for by mankind, but no human being can tame the my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. save it. For what will it profit them to gain the With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, whole world and forfeit their life? Indeed, what and with it we curse human beings, who have can they give in return for their life? Those who been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same are ashamed of me and of my words in this mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers adulterous and sinful generation, of them the and sisters, this should not be. Can both fresh Son of Man will also be ashamed when he water and salt water flow from the same spring? comes in the glory of his Father with the holy My brothers and sisters, can a fig-tree bear angels.’ olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water. This is the Gospel of the Lord This is the word of the Lord Praise to you O Christ. Thanks be to God

Notices for the Coming Week Gift Day, St Michael and All Angels, Adbaston Tuesday September 18th Saturday 29th September 10-4pm. Coffee and cakes Morning Prayer 9.30am, Church Vestry. in the morning, BBQ in the afternoon, also Table 6.15-7.15pm Office Hour at Gnosall Vicarage to Top Sale. Any Donations of cakes and items for the book baptisms and weddings. Table Top Sale would be very welcome! Kath 07989 7.30pm Licensing of Rev Jules Walker as Rural 043255. Dean at Holy Trinity OFFICE HOUR Wednesday September 19th To book baptisms and weddings, please call at 9.30am Norbury Worship at the Village Hall. Gnosall Vicarage, between 6.15 and 7.15pm on Tuesday evenings. Thursday September 20th 9.15am Holy Communion at Gnosall Church COMMUNION ASSISTANTS Vestry. It would be lovely to train more people to assist with the distribution of communion in our services at the nd Saturday September 22 various churches. If this is something that you would Bingo Night at Village Hall like to be involved with, or you would like to know 7.30pm donations towards church funds. more about it then please speak to Rev Kathryn or Rev Cathy. th Kathryn is away week commencing 17 September. BIBLE COURSE We are running an 8 week course to help us all learn The funeral of Barbara Stonham will be on more about the Bible. The course will be held on th Tuesday September 25 at 11.30am at Telford Wednesday evenings from 7.30 until 9pm at St Crematorium Lawrence's Gnosall, starting on October 3rd. If you The funeral of Doreen Knight is on Friday would like to know more about this, please speak to th September 28 at 1.30pm at Christvurvh Rev Kathryn or Rev Cathy. Knightley

NOTICES PRAYER LIST If you would like someone to be prayed for in CHRISTMAS SHOE BOXES church could you please contact one of the following If you would like to fill a shoebox to send to a people and ask for them to be included. child this Christmas there are shoe boxes and It would be good if you could also keep us informed leaflets in our churches for you to take. of their progress and when their names can be These need to be returned to church by Sunday removed. th October 28 at the latest. Rev Kathryn [email protected] 822820 Gwen Flavell [email protected] 822898 We also need someone to become the coordinator Hayley Preece [email protected] for the shoeboxes – if this is something you feel Items for the magazine can be sent to my email or you could do please speak to Rev Kathryn still be sent to Zoe’s email and we will pick them up. Thank you. Kathryn St. Peter's Church, Norbury-CHANGE OF nd DATE Saturday 22 September,9.30am onwards PLEASE TAKE THIS SHEET HOME WITH YOU CLEAN & COBWEB! We have a volunteer who TO REMIND YOU OF THE READINGS AND has kindly agreed to come and help get down some NOTICES AND ALSO PLEASE TAKE ONE FOR of the cobwebs that have accumulated in high ANYONE WHO YOU KNOW IS MISSING FROM places! If anyone can come along and help clear up TODAY’S SERVICE AND WOULD LIKE TO the 'debris' for a short time, your time will be much FEEL INCLUDED. appreciated. If you can bring brushes etc that would If there is anything that you would like including on be really useful too. Thank you, Jane 01785 284463 next week’s notice sheet please let Kathryn have it by Wed, either call on 01785 822820 or email: Bingo, Woodseaves Village Hall [email protected] Saturday 22nd September 7.30pm Supper included. Adults £7 under 15s £3.50 – includes two books. Proceeds to High Offley and Knightley Churches.